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Why Student Debt Matters
WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE: More Americans are getting buried by student debt — causing delays in home ownership, limiting how much people can save and leaving taxpayers at risk as many loans go unpaid. The statistics look daunting. Student debt now totals around $1.26 trillion. This amounts to a stunning 350 percent increase since […]
September 8, 2016
Policy
Accreditation: 2016 DEAC Fall Workshop Will Be in Seattle
The 2016 DEAC Fall Workshop will take place October 16-18 at The W Hotel in Seattle. DEAC is pleased to announce that Mr. Jan Friis, Vice President for Government Affairs will deliver a keynote presentation on federal policy developments in higher education with an emphasis on how accreditation is keeping pace with changing demands for […]
September 8, 2016
Veterans
Counseling Female Military Veterans in Career Transition
The number of women entering the military is projected to reach 23 million by 2040, an increase of approximately16% (National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics, 2016). As a result, more female veterans are expected to transition into the civilian workforce at the conclusion of their military service. Compared to male veterans, these women are […]
September 8, 2016
Veterans
Independent Report Faults Media, Wounded Warrior’s Board
No one escapes the wrath of Doug White in his written overview of the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) fiasco earlier this year. The organization, its board, major media organizations, former employees and so-called whistle-blowers, former executives, charity evaluators, and even the Department of Defense all had some part to play. In the end, he still […]
September 8, 2016
Veterans
Wounded Warrior Project Lost $100 million
Chief Executive Officer Mike Linnington announced that the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) lost between $90 million and $100 million, representing 25 percent of donations, since all the scandal about the organization started rolling out in January. This news included allegations of massive waste and an unhealthy organizational culture that underwrote it and this evidently suggested […]
September 8, 2016
Policy
Documentary Explains Why Future of Public Universities is in Jeopardy
Public universities once flush with state dollars have watched that financial support dry up, while facing pressure from education reform groups bent on reconfiguring their business model. This has led to some epic battles that are chronicled in a new documentary called “Starving the Beast: The Battle to Disrupt and Reform America’s Public Universities.” The […]
September 8, 2016
Other News
Loss of ITT Leaves Some in For-Profit Segment in Despair
When ITT Tech announced the doors of all of its more than 130 campuses nationwide would close, leaving over 35,000 students and 8,000 employees out in the cold, it sent a shock through the for-profit community. The decision itself was not surprising to most. In recent weeks, the U.S. Department of Education has raised the […]
September 8, 2016
Other News
ITT Tech Closing: What It Means for Students and Taxpayers
ITT Technical Institute is shuttering its doors after the federal government banned the for-profit college chain from enrolling students with federal financial aid last week. The closure leaves over 40,000 students with halted education, and most of about 8,000 employees laid off. This news isn’t just creating challenges for those connected with the chain of […]
September 8, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
Head Injuries — Time for Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Walk Away
Long ago, you escaped the enormous shadow of your father. Lately, you’ve ensured an important legacy all your own by raising a caution flag on head injuries in NASCAR. Now, it’s time to seriously consider walking away. For good. Earnhardt is already sitting out the rest of 2016 to deal with the lingering effects of […]
September 8, 2016
Other News
Report on Sickle Cell Disease Suggests Treatment and Care is Inadequate
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited, lifelong chronic disorder affecting nearly 100,000 Americans and a growing global health problem that will touch nearly 30 percent more people globally in the next three decades. Though new approaches to managing SCD have led to improvements in diagnosis and supportive care, people living with the disease still […]
September 8, 2016
Other News
Study: Broad Health Disparities Found in Kentucky
Local medical professionals believe that results of a 2011-13 study, the latest data available, by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky are different now because of progress made under the Affordable Care Act. “Health Disparities in the Commonwealth, A Report on Race and Ethnicity and Health in Kentucky” revealed that multiracial and black Kentuckians tend […]
September 8, 2016
Nursing
Nursing Scholarship Honors Murdered Nuns
COLUMBUS, Miss. Mississippi University for Women is creating a scholarship to honor two slain nuns who worked as nurse practitioners in one of the poorest parts of the nation. The Sister Margaret Held and Sister Paula Merrill Graduate Nursing Scholarship will be given to a graduate nursing student who works in an underserved area or […]
September 8, 2016
Sports
Texas Asks State Supreme Court to Block Track Coach Lawsuit
AUSTIN, Texas ― The University of Texas recently asked the state Supreme Court to block a sex and race discrimination lawsuit filed by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney, who was forced out in 2013 after the school learned about a romantic relationship with one of her athletes a decade earlier. University lawyers argued in […]
September 7, 2016
Students
Ky. Attorney General Intervenes in University Suit Against School Paper
FRANKFORT, Ky. ― Kentucky’s attorney general has ratcheted up his dispute with the state’s flagship university in an open-records case that spurred the school to sue its campus newspaper after it asked for investigative documents pertaining to a professor under investigation for alleged sexual harassment. In the latest twist, Attorney General Andy Beshear said Wednesday […]
September 7, 2016
Students
Experts: Minority Students Need Aerospace Opportunities
In order to diversify the workforce of the aerospace and defense industries, business and higher education leaders must be proactive and intentional.
September 7, 2016
Students
Education the Ticket for Success
Having a solid education will help you in your future endeavors. This is what many of us know, not what we think.
September 7, 2016
Leadership & Policy
UTSA President Ricardo Romo to Retire Next Year
Ricardo Romo, the longest serving and first Hispanic president in the University of Texas at San Antonio’s 47-year history, has announced that he will retire next year.
September 7, 2016
Students
Organizations Launch Campaign to Bring Facts to Light about MSIs
Organizations Launch Campaign to Bring Facts to Light about MSIs
September 7, 2016
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